Thread: I'm very excited - what are the alternatives in Russian to saying it.

Originally Posted by Inego

Тогда так: "Пляжный сезон скоро открывается. Я вся в предвкушении!"

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Etymologically, this seems to suggest something like "I can taste it already!"

That just means --- I relish the prospect

Originally Posted by iCake

That just means --- I relish the prospect

Incidentally, a sentence such as "He ate the hamburger with relish" is ambiguous (at least in US English), and can mean:

Он с удовольствием съел гамбургер.
or
Он съел гамбургер с вареньем из солёных огурцев.

So, whether you translate Я вся в предвкушении as "I can practically taste it" or "I relish the prospect", there is a figurative connection with вкус.

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Incidentally, a sentence such as "He ate the hamburger with relish" is ambiguous (at least in US English), and can mean:

Он с удовольствием съел гамбургер.
Он съел гамбургер с вареньем из солёных огурцов.

Yeah, that's why I used the "relish" word as an verb, as far as I know there would be no ambiguity if relish is an verb.

I relish the prospect and not I wait the event with relish

By the way, I always thought that relish is a sauce and not a варенье (which is kinda jam)

Originally Posted by iCake

I await the event with relish

By the way, I always thought that relish is a sauce and not a варенье (which is kinda jam)

There are different styles of relish, but one of the popular kinds is made by boiling chopped sour pickles in a sugar syrup, similar to варенье. (I hate this type of relish, but it's very common in the States.) But I guess you could describe it as a kind of густой соус.